Greg Gagne was born on Sunday, November 12, 1961, in Fall River, Massachusetts. Gagne was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 5, 1983, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Greg Gagne baseball stats page.
"As Gagne took his position for the top of the first inning, he thought about how much the Twins ' lineup had changed in recent years. Sure, such Minnesota favorites as Kent Hrbek and Kirby Puckett were still among the regulars, but besides those two stars, only Gagne, Randy Bush , Al Newman , Dan Gladden , and Gene Larkin remained from the last World Series team, and Larkin had somehow stayed on the postseason roster despite a bad knee, leaving him barely able to run. Here in the infield of the hard-bounce Astroturf, with only dirt cutouts around the bases, Gagne was flanked by a pair of relative newcomers on this night. Scott Leius had taken the place of Twins favorite Gary Gaetti at third base. Gaetti , a.k.a. The Rat , now played in California. To Gagne's left stood another rookie, Chuck Knoblauch . Even though the sparkplug of a kid had led first-year American League players in hits, doubles, and RBIs, the hands-down favorite to win rookie-of-the-year honors, no one knew how he would react when things became fickle and unpredictable, as they surely would with so much at stake. After all, this was the World Series, with everybody watching, and like any good story, nobody dared predict the ending or who would be the hero or the goat. One last time Gagne glanced at the fresh faces to either side of him, everyone now ready for the first pitch, and he could only smile at how baseball worked - so cutthroat one minute, in need of team unity the next." - Author Tim Wendel in Down to the Last Pitch: How the 1991 Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves Gave Us the Best World Series of All Time (Da Capo Press, March 31, 2015)
Greg GagneGreg Gagne Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Greg GagneGreg Gagne Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1983 | 22 | Twins | 10 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .103 | .148 |
1984 | 23 | Twins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 24 | Twins | 114 | 293 | 37 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .225 | .279 | .317 |
1986 | 25 | Twins | 156 | 472 | 63 | 118 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 30 | 0 | 108 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .250 | .301 | .398 |
1987 | 26 | Twins | 137 | 437 | 68 | 116 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 0 | 84 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .265 | .310 | .430 |
1988 | 27 | Twins | 149 | 461 | 70 | 109 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 48 | 27 | 2 | 110 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 13 | .236 | .288 | .397 |
1989 | 28 | Twins | 149 | 460 | 69 | 125 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 80 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .272 | .298 | .424 |
1990 | 29 | Twins | 138 | 388 | 38 | 91 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .235 | .280 | .361 |
1991 | 30 | Twins | 139 | 408 | 52 | 108 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 0 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | .265 | .310 | .395 |
1992 | 31 | Twins | 146 | 439 | 53 | 108 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 83 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .246 | .280 | .346 |
1993 | 32 | Royals | 159 | 540 | 66 | 151 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 33 | 1 | 93 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .280 | .319 | .406 |
1994 | 33 | Royals | 107 | 375 | 39 | 97 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 27 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .259 | .314 | .392 |
1995 | 34 | Royals | 120 | 430 | 58 | 110 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 38 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .256 | .316 | .374 |
1996 | 35 | Dodgers | 128 | 428 | 48 | 109 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 50 | 11 | 93 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .255 | .333 | .364 |
1997 | 36 | Dodgers | 144 | 514 | 49 | 129 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 31 | 4 | 120 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .251 | .298 | .354 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 1,798 | 5,673 | 712 | 1,440 | 296 | 50 | 111 | 2 | 604 | 367 | 20 | 1,121 | 89 | 38 | 40 | 111 | .254 | .302 | .382 |
Greg GagneGreg Gagne Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1983 Twins | SS | 10 | 10 | 246 | 26 | 2.6 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.63 |
1985 Twins | SS | 106 | 92 | 2,355 | 432 | 4.1 | 418 | 149 | 269 | 14 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 4.79 |
1986 Twins | 2B | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.00 |
1986 Twins | SS | 155 | 152 | 3,861 | 631 | 4.1 | 605 | 228 | 377 | 26 | 96 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 4.23 |
1987 Twins | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1987 Twins | CF | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1987 Twins | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1987 Twins | SS | 136 | 124 | 3,237 | 603 | 4.4 | 585 | 194 | 391 | 18 | 75 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.88 |
1988 Twins | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1988 Twins | CF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1988 Twins | SS | 146 | 134 | 3,534 | 591 | 4.0 | 573 | 200 | 373 | 18 | 79 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.38 |
1989 Twins | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1989 Twins | SS | 146 | 130 | 3,429 | 625 | 4.3 | 607 | 218 | 389 | 18 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 4.78 |
1990 Twins | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1990 Twins | SS | 135 | 121 | 3,222 | 575 | 4.3 | 561 | 184 | 377 | 14 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 4.70 |
1991 Twins | SS | 137 | 127 | 3,201 | 567 | 4.1 | 558 | 181 | 377 | 9 | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 4.71 |
1992 Twins | SS | 141 | 131 | 3,438 | 664 | 4.7 | 646 | 208 | 438 | 18 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.07 |
1993 Royals | SS | 159 | 148 | 3,993 | 727 | 4.6 | 717 | 266 | 451 | 10 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 4.85 |
1994 Royals | SS | 106 | 104 | 2,766 | 524 | 4.9 | 512 | 189 | 323 | 12 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 5.00 |
1995 Royals | SS | 118 | 112 | 3,024 | 581 | 4.9 | 563 | 174 | 389 | 18 | 88 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 5.03 |
1996 Dodgers | SS | 127 | 126 | 3,378 | 609 | 4.8 | 588 | 184 | 404 | 21 | 87 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 4.70 |
1997 Dodgers | SS | 143 | 138 | 3,669 | 548 | 3.8 | 532 | 174 | 358 | 16 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.91 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 1,765 | 1,649 | 43,353 | 7,703 | 4.4 | 7,489 | 2,559 | 4,930 | 214 | 967 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 4.66 | |
CF Totals | 7 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.27 | |
2B Totals | 6 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.27 | |
RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
14 Years | 1,779 | 1,649 | 43,425 | 7,711 | 4.3 | 7,497 | 2,563 | 4,934 | 214 | 967 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 4.66 |
Greg GagneGreg Gagne Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1983 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1984 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1985 Twins | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 146.5 | 5.1 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
1986 Twins | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39.3 | 4.4 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1987 Twins | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43.7 | 5.2 | 10.9 | - | - | - |
1988 Twins | 15 | 7 | .682 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32.9 | 4.2 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1989 Twins | 11 | 4 | .733 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 51.1 | 5.8 | 9.6 | - | - | - |
1990 Twins | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 55.4 | 5.1 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1991 Twins | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 51.0 | 5.7 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
1992 Twins | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 62.7 | 5.3 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
1993 Royals | 10 | 12 | .455 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54.0 | 5.8 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
1994 Royals | 10 | 17 | .370 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53.6 | 4.7 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1995 Royals | 3 | 5 | .375 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 71.7 | 7.2 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1996 Dodgers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 42.8 | 4.6 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1997 Dodgers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 4.3 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 108 | 96 | .529 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 51.1 | 5.1 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
Greg GagneGreg Gagne Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1983 Minnesota Twins | 31 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Minnesota Twins | 31 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Minnesota Twins | 31 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Minnesota Twins | 31 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Minnesota Twins | 7 | $155,000.00 | - | Stats |
1988 Minnesota Twins | 7 | $440,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Minnesota Twins | 7 | $570,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Minnesota Twins | 7 | $833,333.00 | - | - |
1991 Minnesota Twins | 7 | $1,733,333.00 | - | Stats |
1992 Minnesota Twins | 7 | $1,933,334.00 | - | - |
1993 Kansas City Royals | 7 | $3,366,667.00 | - | - |
1994 Kansas City Royals | 7 | $2,966,667.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Kansas City Royals | 7 | $4,366,667.00 | - | - |
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | $2,600,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
Greg Gagne Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Greg Gagne, who was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 1979 First-Year Player Draft by the New York Yankees , was traded to Minnesota in April of 1982 and debuted with the Twins the following season. The 15-year veteran played 10 seasons with the Twins (1983-1992) and became the Twins everyday shortstop in 1985. Gagne appeared in 1,140 games for the Twins , while posting a .980 career fielding percentage as the Twins shortstop. The Massachusetts native was a member of both 1987 and 1991 World Championship teams and did not commit an error in 37 total chances during the seven-game series vs. Atlanta in the 1991 World Series . In Game 1 of that series Gagne helped guide the Twins to a 5-2 victory with a three-run home run in the fifth inning off Braves starter Charlie Leibrandt .
In 2010, the Minnesota Twins inducted Greg Gagne into the Twins Hall of Fame, the 22nd member, joining the inaugural class of 2000, Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek , Kirby Puckett and Calvin Griffith; and these additional inductees Jim Kaat (2001), broadcaster Herb Carneal (2001), pitcher Bert Blyleven (2002), former manager Tom Kelly (2002), long-time public address announcer Bob Casey (2003), outfielder Bob Allison (2003), catcher Earl Battey (2004), pitcher Frank Viola (2005), owner Carl Pohlad (2005), shortstop Zoilo Versalles (2006), third baseman Gary Gaetti (2007), Farm Director Jim Rantz (2007), pitcher Rick Aguilera (2008), pitcher Brad Radke (2009) and Farm and Scouting Director George Brophy (2009).
Did you know that when Greg Gagne hit two inside the park home runs, in the same game, on October 4, 1986 , he tied the American League record for most inside the park home runs in a game ? See the 17 who did it before Gagne in the Inside The Park Home Run Record book.
In 2009, Greg Gagne was named shortstop of the Twins All-Metrodome Team commemorating the Twins era from 1982-2009, where they wrote, "shortstop on both 1987 and 1991 World Championship teams...did not commit an error in 12 postseason games at the Metrodome."